Assignment: Draft a short story around a conversation between an adult and a child.
Pastor, my Science teacher says that creation isn’t science.
Well, Johnny, he’s right. We believe God created everything because the Bible says so. That’s faith, not science. What your teacher probably doesn’t realize is that his denial of creation isn’t science either. God did. God didn’t. Either way it’s a belief about God.
But don’t things change and adapt?
Sure, they do. A pine tree in a forest grows tall and thin. In an open field it grows short and wide. But it’s still a pine. There are many varieties of peas, but you’ll never get a potato from a pea. Mendel proved that.
My teacher says the evidence proves evolution.
That’s because his faith rules his interpretation. He believes God didn’t create. He explains the evidence accordingly. I can look at the same evidence and see it as God’s work.
My teacher says if you believe in creation you can’t be a scientist.
That’s like the Pope saying if you don’t agree with him you’re not a Christian. Mendel, Pasteur, Kepler, Newton, and Faraday all believed in creation. Weren’t they scientists?
When I said Pasteur proved life couldn’t come by itself; it had to come from God, my teacher got mad. He said if I ever talked about God and creation in class again I’d flunk.
I’m not surprised. The evidence really disproves evolution, but evolutionists are so dogmatic they’ll resort to ridicule, anger, and threats to get others to comply.
Didn’t the church do the same thing?
Yes, but that doesn’t make it right. We’re not supposed to force people to agree with us; just to tell what we believe.
My teacher makes me mad.
Don’t be angry. Feel sorry for him. All he sees is pointless chance. We see the work of God, who cares for us.